Owls (Wild Only)
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Seeing this Barred Owl for the first time in the wild was the absolute highlight of this trip to Vancouver Island. I saw "something" fly and then saw robins bothering him. He sat patiently for a few minutes allowing me to get this shot.
Apparently this little bird only comes out on special occasions! Echo the Eastern Screech Owl at Mountsberg is 16 years young - very impressive for a little owl!
Tawny Owl - Strix Aluco
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Tawny Owl - Strix Aluco
The tawny owl or brown owl (Strix aluco) is a stocky, medium-sized owl commonly found in woodlands across much of Eurasia. Its underparts are pale with dark streaks, and the upperparts are either brown or grey. Several of the eleven recognised subspecies have both variants. The nest is typically in a tree hole where it can protect its eggs and young against potential predators. This owl is non-migratory and highly territorial. Many young birds starve if they cannot find a vacant territory once parental care ceases.
This nocturnal bird of prey hunts mainly rodents, usually by dropping from a perch to seize its prey, which it swallows whole; in more urban areas its diet includes a higher proportion of birds. Vision and hearing adaptations and silent flight aid its night hunting. The tawny owl is capable of catching smaller owls, but is itself vulnerable to the eagle owl or northern goshawk.
Although many people believe this owl has exceptional night vision, its retina is no more sensitive than a human's and its asymmetrically placed ears are key to its hunting by giving it excellent directional hearing. Its nocturnal habits and eerie, easily imitated call, have led to a mythical association of the tawny owl with bad luck and death.
Population:
UK breeding:
50,000 pairs
The Great Gray Owl scientific name is Strix Nebulosa. Both its common name and the scientific are well suited for this large Gray Owl. Strix means to utter shrill sounds and Nebulosa means misty or cloudy referring to its gray colour.
The rich baritone hooting of the Barred Owl is a characteristic sound in southern swamps, where members of a pair often will call back and forth to each other. Although the bird is mostly active at night, it will also call and even hunt in the daytime. Only a little smaller than the Great Horned Owl, the Barred Owl is markedly less aggressive, and competition with its tough cousin may keep the Barred out of more open woods. One of the first things you will notice with the Barred Owl is that they appear to have no ears. They aren’t visible from the top of their head as they are with other species of owls. They are brownish in color as well as shades of gray.
The Barred Owl hunts by night or day, perhaps most at dawn and dusk. Seeks prey by watching from perch, also by flying low through forest; may hover before dropping to clutch prey in talons. The Barred Owl eats mostly, small mammals, rabbits, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates. They are known to wade in water to catch crayfish.
The belly feathers of some Barred Owls are pink. This coloring may be the result of eating a lot of crayfish.
I found this one in the Three Lakes Wildlife Management Area in Osceola County, Florida.
This Barred Owl gave us a delightful experience during a visit to Brazos Bend State Park. We inadvertently flushed it from next to the water up into a low tree where he sat for quite some time while we took way too many photos.
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This cute snowy owl was waiting for his performing trainer's instruction at the Lisbon zoo. So amazing to see how this bird has been trained to perform and the relationship he has with his trainer.
Barred Owl from Shubenacadie Wildlife Park, where they rescue and care for native wildlife who are injured in some way.
Huge thank you to Ian howells wildlife photography for a great session in the hide. Only the 1 Tawny visit due to the weather but that was enough for me! Another shot off the list!
This lovely Owl didnt mind me being there
As we were heading to the car, it sat there in fading light. Giving me lot of time to get a shot to come out right. Thank you, Owl!
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A photographic day at the Hawk Conservancy Trust. Well worth a visit if you like birds of prey and great photo opportunities.
The silent hunter. The Short-eared owl hunts in daytime, but he flies as silent as his nocturnal cousins. A truly beautiful bird to observe in action.
Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus).
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Barred Owl
Raymond Barlow Photo Tours to USA - Wildlife and Nature
Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 600 mm f/4 ED
1/100s f/7.1 at 600.0mm iso1250
Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulas) in the early morning light roosting on a fence post waiting for the sound of a rodent scurrying under the snow cover in the ditch along the road side north of Opal, Alberta, Canada.
A flash was used for fill light because of the low light and showy conditions.
15 January, 2017.
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This Hawk Owl appeared in an urban forest and field area where none had been reported previously. It was observed for only a couple of days before apparently leaving the area.
The pair of resident Great Horned Owls might have persuaded it to leave - or worse.
This is my only shot taken when it was perched on a power pole by the parking lot. I cropped it this way because of that perch.
St. Albert, Alberta.
This Barred Owl was another incredible sighting from 2017.
Taken in a park in Calgary, Alberta.
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